Fort Walla Walla Museum

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Collections / Exhibits

Annual Heritage Quilt Festival 2010

Practical Beauty:
A Century of Quilts
Fort Walla Walla Museum's 2010 annual quilt show
will be a special exhibit featuring more than 20 of
the Museum's 90-plus heritage quilts and coverlets.
This year, the show will take place for the first time in the Museum's new Entry Hall & Exhibit Galleries from July 30 through October 31.

Whig Rose Quilt, 1854

Cumberland-Presbyterian Church Quilt, ca 1888

2008 Cover to Coverlet quilt show in the Headquarter's Conference Room

Fort Walla Walla Museum's textile collection includes more than 90 heritage quilts and coverlets. Quilt maintenance is among the most costly operations in the Museum's preservation efforts. Your support in preserving this remarkable collection for future generations is greatly appreciated. Please consider sponsoring this event.

Endowment opportunities are available for this and other facets of FortWalla Walla Museum. You can help by clicking DONATE NOW. For more information contact the Museum at (509)525-7703 or info@fortwallawallamuseum.org.

discovering, preserving and sharing Walla Walla regional heritage

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